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Observant Jews around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashanah beginning Friday at sundown. Often referred to as “the Jewish New Year,” it does ask the faithful to look both forward
Metrics vary, but the median stay for a rabbi with their congregation may only be a few years.
How bingo has helped one Houston synagogue connect during COVID By Lindsay Peyton, Correspondent You don’t have to drive to a bingo hall or pay to play. All it takes to join Congregation Shaar Hashalom on family bingo night is opening a computer and joining Zoom. Friendswood resident Sandy Ostrosky, adult-education trustee, organizes the monthly bingo games for the synagogue in Houston’s Bay Area. Members interested in playing email her beforehand — and she responds with a link and two bingo cards per person. Players print them up and mark each number called with whateve...